ALL 24 ISSUES OF THE FINAL TWO VOLUMES OF THE NON-SLAVEHOLDER, 1853-54

ALLINSON, William J., editor. The Non-Slaveholder. Philadelphia: George W. Taylor, 1853-54. Two volumes bound as one. Octavo, modern three-quarter calf gilt, marbled boards. $4600.

Complete run of the final 24 issues (the two-volume "New Series" of 1853-54) of the abolitionist journal, The Non-Slaveholder, published from 1846 to 1854.

This local abolitionist journal covered the quickly changing events around slavery, from news of anti-slavery gatherings to slave laws and from the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin to some of Frederick Douglass' early writings. The journal was published for the Free Produce Society of Philadelphia, a store that only sold goods untainted by slave labor. The goods themselves were relatively expensive, but many Quakers and abolitionists happily paid more in order to avoid supporting slavery. William Allinson, the editor of this journal, was also the manager of the store. Although the Society disbanded in 1856, the store stayed open until after the Civil War when the high prices could not longer be justified as a moral issue. Owner inscription on title page. Bookseller blindstamp.

Dampstain to fore-edge of text block, a bit of embrowning to interior. A very good copy. Scarce.